EBRPD Hall of Shame, Redwood Regional Park Edition

No, this isn't Caltrans building a new freeway interchange. This is the EBRPD performing "trail maintenance" in Redwood Regional Park.

Remember, these are supposed to be hiking, biking, and horse trails. If you're left speechless, well, so were we.

The damage goes on and on, literally for miles...

We have a lot more pictures. Sadly, they all look like this.

Then the rain comes, and we get massive erosion and giant water ruts...

You could break an ankle in these ruts! The endangered plants and animals aren't too happy about all that mud, either:

...because it all washes downhill, drowning a meadow under a giant, stagnant mud flat.

The East Bay Regional Park District is destroying the lands we have entrusted them to preserve, and we oppose giving them another $500 million of public money to continue their destruction.

Vote No on Measure WW!

Yes, we can do better! Here's what multi-use trails look like right next door in Joaquin Miller Park, run by the City of Oakland. Wouldn't you rather go hiking or riding here? Shouldn't we be supporting our chronically underfunded local and state parks districts, who provide trails like this, instead?

Remember, this trail is multi-use, and gets heavy traffic from hikers, horses, and mountain bikers. In the EBRPD's bizarre world, riding a bicycle on this trail would get you a $300+ fine -- but destroying it with a bulldozer would be "maintenance". Thank you, City of Oakland, for Joaquin Miller Park.